A general collection of treatys, declarations of war, manifestos, and other publick papers relating to peace and war
Subtitle: in four volumes.
Contributors: Whatley, Stephen, fl. 1712-1741.
Edition: The second edition.
Publisher: Printed for J. J. and P. Knapton, J. Darby, D. Midwinter ... [and 11 others]
Published: 1732
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Treaties -- Collections -- Early works to 1800; International law -- Sources; International relations -- Sources; Europe -- Politics and government; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Treaties
Genres: Collections; Early works to 1800; Sources; Treaties
Other titles: General collection of treatys, manifestos, contracts of marriage, renunciations, and other publick papers, from the year 1495, to the year 1712; General collection of treatys of peace and commerce, renunciations, manifestos, and other publick papers, from the year 1642, to the end of the reign of Queen Anne; General collection of treatys of peace and commerce, manifestos, declarations of war, and other publick papers, from the end of the reign of Queen Anne to the year 1731
Notes: Dedication of v. 3 signed S.W., this work is sometimes attributed to Stephen Whatley.

Vols. 3-4 lack edition statement.

Publication statement the same in all four vols.

Pagination, vol. 1: 27, [5], 448 p.; v. 2: xxii, 560, 23, errata leaf inserted after p. xxii; v. 3: xxxiii, [7], 492 p.; v. 4: [8], 456, *457-*488, 457-458, [14] p.

"Catalogue of the several treatys and other publick papers contain'd in the four volumes of this collection, in a chronological order," v.4, at end.

Partial contents: (from t.p. of vol. 1) Vol. I containing, The Treaty of Munster 1648; the Pyrenean Treaty with the French King's and the Infanta's Renunciation of the Spanish dominions, 1659; the Sale of Dunkirk, 1662; the Peace betwixt England and France, and England and Holland, 1667; the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle; the Triple League, 1668; Treatys of Comerce between England, France, Spain, and Holland; Treaty of Nimeguen, 1678; Defensive Alliance betwixt England and Holland, 1678; Declarations of War by the allys against France, 1688, 1689, and 1702; the first Grand Alliance, 1689; the Separate Peace betwixt France and Savoy, 1696; Treaty of Reswick, 1697; Treatys of Partition, 1698, &c.; the second Grand Alliance, 1701; Treaty for securing the Hannover Succession; Usurpations of France since the Treaty of Munster; the Right of the Crown of England to Hudson's-Bay; with many others, to be seen in the contents.

LC copy of vol. 2 imperfect: all after p. 2 of third group of paging in vol. 2 wanting. Pagination taken from LC vol. 2, copy 2.

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